Here are biographical sketches of some of the people presumed or confirmed dead in the helicopter crash off Newfoundland:
•Ken MacRae, 47, Auburn, Kings County. He was a technician with Alberta-based FGG Inspections. It’s thought MacRae retired from the Armed Forces a couple of years ago and took on casual jobs on the rigs, going to Alberta last fall and then Newfoundland.
•Wade Drake, 42, Fortune, N.L. He moved to Fortune from a neighbouring community within the last few years and built a house after starting to work in the offshore. Fortune Mayor Alec Noseworthy described him as a good golfer and a keen outdoorsman. He was married with two daughters.
•Burch Nash, 44, Fortune, N.L. He grew up in Fortune and his parents still live in the community. Fortune Mayor Alec Noseworthy said his son was close friends with Nash, who moved away from the town after finishing high school, and then settled near St. John’s. Noseworthy said Nash played soccer and hockey in school.
•Wade Duggan, 32, Witless Bay, N.L. Don Drew, mayor of Bay Bulls, said he remembers helping Duggan look for a piece of land in the area before he married and built a house in Witless Bay. "He was a nice, friendly, polite family guy," he said. "He was very close with his family and the family he married into. He became another son to that family."
•Derrick Mullowney, 51, Bay Bulls, N.L. Worked in the offshore for about 30 years. He grew up with several brothers in Bay Bulls. He worked as a steward for East Coast Catering.
•Allison Maher, 26, Aquaforte, N.L., confirmed deceased. Relatives of the only woman on board the helicopter described her as a "spitfire" with a personality that matched her flaming red hair and piercing green eyes. She worked in catering and housekeeping.
•Colin Henley, 38, St. John’s, N.L. He was on his first trip to the oil platforms. He had retrained from a career in real estate to become a weather observer for Provincial Aerospace Ltd. Frank Henley said his son "figured the real estate market was going down and he wanted something where he’d get a regular income."
•John Pelley, 41, Deer Lake, N.L. He was a nurse and worked regularly for the oil industry. He enjoyed hockey and music. The local Red Wings senior men’s hockey team wore black armbands in Deer Lake in his honour on the weekend.
•Peter Breen, 55, St. John’s, N.L. He worked for East Coast Catering. He was one of five people who worked for the company on board the flight.
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Tim Lanouette, 48, Comox, B.C. A pilot, he was the flight’s first officer.
Other victims:
•Corey Eddy, 32, Paradise, originally from Sibley’s Cove, N.L.
•Gary Corbett, 46, Conception Bay South, N.L.
•Paul Pike, 49, Bay Roberts, N.L.
•Thomas Anwyll, 46, Langley, B.C.
The Chronicle Herald (YHZ) says:
Newell identified the pilot as Matthew Davis, 34, of St. John's
However the Times Colonist out of Victoria says:
The other pilot was also a B.C. resident: Thomas Anyll, 46, of Langley.
The above being a perfect example of how the media often gets it wrong...